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CHINESE CHARACTER

乎 (hū): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

interrogative or exclamatory final particle
HSK 35 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

丿

Primary radical

丿 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 乎.

丿 · 丷

Visible components

乎 is decomposed as ⿻丿⿻?丷.

STROKES · 5

Write 乎 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 乎

几乎

我几乎赢了。

Wǒ jī hū yíng le。

I almost won.

似乎

似乎很便宜。

Sì hū hěn pián yi。

It seemed to be cheap.

在乎

我不在乎将来。

Wǒ bú zài hu jiāng lái。

I don't care a bit about the future.

FAQ

What does 乎 (hū) mean in Chinese?

interrogative or exclamatory final particle

How do you write 乎 in stroke order?

乎 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 乎?

丿 is the radical in 乎. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 乎?

几乎 (jīhū): almost; nearly; practically; 似乎 (sìhū): it seems; seemingly; as if; 在乎 (zàihu): to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative) to care about.